Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, spoke with the Vice President of Governmental Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane for an update on the suggested changes to U.S. dietary guidelines that don’t favor beef in American diets or support scientific facts. “The U.S. dietary guidelines have always been a rusty process,” …
Category: Top Beef Buzz
Dec 03
How Trump’s Tariff Strategies Could Affect U.S. Meat Exports
Yesterday’s BeefBuzz featured Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays talking with the president and CEO of the United States Meat Export Federation, Dan Halstrom, about the U.S. beef export market in 2024, and what he sees for 2025. Today, they are discussing what Trump’s second term in office might mean to the meat export …
Dec 02
Projections for U.S. Beef Export Value Growth Amid Decline in Volume
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays caught up with the president and CEO of the United States Meat Export Federation, Dan Halstrom, and talked about the U.S. beef export market in 2024, and what he sees for the year 2025. Halstrom estimates that beef export volume will be down, but value will be up …
Nov 29
Mexico’s Screwworm Outbreak Delays Mexican Cattle Exports Into the US Until After the First of the Year
On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of a positive detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talked to OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel about the disruption of feeder …
Nov 26
New World Screwworm Now in Southern Mexico- OCA’s Michael Kelsey Worries About the Threat to US Cattle Producers
Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays talked with Executive Vice President Michael Kelsey of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association about the encroachment of the New World Screwworm into southern Mexico as it has marched from Panama in recent months across Central America. On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department …
Nov 25
Dr. Derrell Peel Analyzes the Impact of U.S. Cow Herd Liquidation in Recent Years
The liquidation of the U.S. cow herd has been a big deal over the last couple of years. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talked to OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel after the latest USDA Cattle on Feed Report was released on Friday afternoon to talk about cull cow liquidation. In …
Nov 24
Feedlots Do It Again- On Feed Inventory Unchanged in November From a Year Ago
Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Derrell Peel says the November USDA Cattle on Feed Report says it’s more of the same with on feed numbers just slightly above November first of 2023. He says it’s happening despite the fact that we have fewer calves available because of smaller US Beef Cow herd. “Feedlots have been very …
Nov 22
Denver, Sonoma, Berkeley: How Ballot Initiatives Are Impacting Animal Agriculture
On November 5, several ballot initiatives around the country pertained to animal agriculture, at least three of which were front and center to the Animal Agricultural Alliance (AAA). On today’s BeefBuzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is talking with Hannah Thompson Wieman President and CEO of the AAA about the three major ballot …
Nov 21
Mary Thomas Hart Details NCBA’s Post Election Regulatory Priorities
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart about the outcome of the election and what it means for the beef industry. “My first four years at NCBA were the four years of the first Trump administration,” Hart shared. “I’m happy to be back …
Nov 20
LMA’s Chelsea Good Says Producers Must Speak with Unified Voice for Ag Policies
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with the government and industry affairs vice president at the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), Chelsea Good to talk about the republican trifecta, the farm bill, EID mandates, and more. Good recounted the resounding victory for President-elect Trump and the Republican takeover of the House and Senate. …
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